Egypt sentences six to death in espionage case

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people to death , including two Al Jazeera journalists , who were accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar. The case of jailed former President Mohamed Morsi , who is also charged for espionage for Qatar , was however , adjourned.

The judgement will either be approved or reduced in June after consultations with Egypt’s mufti , the highest Sunni religious leader in the country . The court may or may not consider the mufti ’ s feedback .

The defendants have the right to appeal the verdict . Morsi has already been sentenced in three other separate trials.

Al Jazeera rejects Egypt ’s allegations that the network was collaborating with Morsi’s elected government .
Morsi was overthrown by the military in July 2013 after mass protests a year after he took office as the first democratically elected leader .